Appeared in 15 regular season games...Made 29 tackles (17 solo) on the season...Had 6.5 tackles for loss...Tallied two sacks on the season... Notched first career collegiate sack in season opening loss at Central Michigan (Sept. 7)...recorded 10 multi-tackle games...Career high 5 total tackles in loss at Towson (Oct. 5)...Had 1 sack and career high 2 tackles for loss in playoff win at Maine (Dec. 7)

20122012 statistics Saw action in 10 games … made four tackles, three solo … tallied first career tackle in win over CCSU (Sept. 15) … notched first career solo stop in win at Georgia State (Oct. 6) … recorded single tackles in final two games of season: vs Towson (Nov. 17) and in playoff loss at Wofford (Dec. 1)

Before UNH A rare four-year starter at Woodland Hills High School, leading the Wolverines to back-to-back WPIAL AAAA Big East championships ... school also had the distinction of competing in consecutive WPIAL championships during his junior and senior campaigns, claiming the state title in his junior year ... voted All-Big East First Team as a defensive lineman and a center in both his junior and senior seasons ... led his squad in pancake blocks as senior ... was selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic, which pits Pennsylvania’s best seniors against Ohio’s best ... captain of football team as junior and senior